diff --git a/recipes/json/recipe.py b/recipes/json/recipe.py
index d5086da..16f31d3 100644
--- a/recipes/json/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/json/recipe.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from SCons.Script import *
 
 def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
-    build_result = env.CMakeProject(project_root=checkout_root)
+    build_result = env.CMakeProject(project_root=checkout_root, generate_args=['-DJSON_BuildTests=OFF'])
     return {
         'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
         'CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH': [build_result['install_dir']]